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92_HB0909

 
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 1        AN ACT concerning procurement.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.   The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
 5    adding Section 30-50 as follows:

 6        (30 ILCS 500/30-50 new)
 7        Sec. 30-50.  Illinois FIRST Job Opportunities Initiative.
 8        (a)  For any construction  contract  with  the  value  of
 9    $1,000,000  or more funded in whole or part by Illinois FIRST
10    funds or by any State funds, the State of Illinois shall post
11    the following information  pursuant  to  the  procedures  set
12    forth in subsection (c):
13             (1)  the  approximate  number  of apprenticeship and
14        journey-level hours that will be required  and  available
15        for  each  skilled  and  unskilled  trade  to be utilized
16        within any contract and subcontract  to  be  awarded  for
17        that  project, and any other employment opportunity to be
18        made available pursuant to such contract or subcontract;
19             (2)  the approximate period  of  time  during  which
20        work  on  any  contract  or  subcontract  will  continue,
21        including   the   approximate  beginning  date  that  any
22        employment  opportunity  will  arise  pursuant   to   the
23        contract;
24             (3)  the    description    and   location   of   the
25        construction project; and
26             (4)  the specific procedures that must  be  followed
27        to  apply  for  any employment opportunities arising from
28        the contract or subcontract, including location and hours
29        of any union or other offices.
30        (b)  Any  prime  contractor  receiving  any  construction
31    contract with the value of $1,000,000 or more funded in whole
 
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 1    or part by Illinois FIRST funds or by any State funds  shall,
 2    on  the date the contract is awarded by the State, supply the
 3    Department  of  Employment  Security  with   the   employment
 4    information  specified  in  subsection (a); provided that for
 5    any subcontract awarded during the duration of the  contract,
 6    the information specified in subsection (a) shall be provided
 7    by  the  prime  contractor  on  the  date  the subcontract is
 8    awarded. Any such contract shall include the requirement  for
 9    the  prime  contractor  to  supply the information within the
10    timeframes set forth in this subsection.
11        (c)  All employment opportunities required to  be  posted
12    under  this  Section shall be submitted by a prime contractor
13    to the Department of Employment Security, utilizing forms and
14    procedures developed and made available  by  the  Department.
15    The  Department of Employment Security shall, upon receipt of
16    such information from any prime contractor:
17             (1)  post the information on  a  State  of  Illinois
18        Internet site maintained for that purpose;
19             (2)  post  the  information  with  the  job  service
20        program maintained by the State;
21             (3)  post   the   information   with   all  Illinois
22        Employment and Training Centers throughout the State; and
23             (4)  provide  electronic  links  to   the   Illinois
24        Department  of  Transportation  website  and  the Capital
25        Development Board website where the information, specific
26        to those agencies shall also be posted.
27        In addition, the information provided to  the  Department
28    of  Employment  Security  shall  be  provided  by  the  prime
29    contractor  or  his  or  her representative to any person who
30    seeks application for employment directly at  the  job  site,
31    and  shall  be posted in an easily accessible public place on
32    the job site.
33        (d)  Any prime contractor awarded a construction contract
34    with the value of $1,000,000 or more, funded in whole or part
 
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 1    by Illinois FIRST funds or by any State funds, shall submit a
 2    monthly report, in addition to regular agency-specific forms,
 3    to the State of Illinois that shall include information as to
 4    the number of apprenticeship and journey-level  hours  worked
 5    by race and gender in each skilled and unskilled trade on all
 6    projects  employing  skilled  or  unskilled  labor during the
 7    preceding month.  The  Governor  shall  designate  an  office
 8    within  a  State  agency  that  shall  be responsible for the
 9    development and dissemination of  a  simple  reporting  form,
10    both  in paper and electronic format, to be utilized by prime
11    contractors covered under this Section and shall  be  further
12    responsible  for  monitoring  compliance  with  the reporting
13    requirements  specified  in  this  subsection.   Any   report
14    submitted   pursuant   to   this  subsection  shall  be  made
15    available, at a nominal charge, to any member of  the  public
16    who requests a copy.

17        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
18    becoming law.

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